Your roses are happy, that's why they are putting out 'sprays'.If you want a single rose then you need to 'disbud' them. What this means is when the buds are setting on, carefully rock the unwanted extras and they should come right off. By the time the rose blooms, there should be no sign of the extra buds..no scars.Cut your roses at a five leave configuration pointing to the outside of the bush.Good luck

The Floralife packet you get from the florist is a mixture of sugar and a fungicide. The reason that most flowers don't last long is because they get bacteria clogging the base of their stems and then the water can't get up. All flowers should be cut a small amount daily, but you don't have to change the water if you have the Floralife in it. Another good mixture is a teaspoon of sugar and a teaspoon of household bleach. When and where the flowers were cut plays a big part too. Florist get their flowers and then keep them in a cooler. When you buy them you don't know how long they have been in storage. With roses, they should be picked when the sepals have turned down. However if the rose has many petals, then wait until the center just starts to open before cutting. If you are a perfectionist, then you would water the rose bush well the night before.